oscar diaz is a very intelligent individual

case in point: this genius calender. It uses capillary action to draw ink out of the bottle, which gradually colours in the numbers day by day. Evidently the well-designed contraption's novelty is popular; it has made the rounds of the blogosphere by now. Special thanks to Joanna for the tip, though.

purchased!

...This gorgeous grey pinstripe dress from Uniform Studio. I can't wait for it to arrive! Thanks to Chelsea and Erica for the tip.

vintage browsing

Lately I've been online window shopping a lot in Etsy's huge range of vintage clothing shops. Finding a few good sources is key; here are some recent finds from two of my standbys: Dear Golden and Persephone Vintage.

perfection

Oh, Sartorialist, how do you do it?

rainy day baking

So, my best friend Jamie is visiting! And Jamie likes to cook. She likes it even more after spending six months in Senegal eating little else besides fried fish and rice. A quick food-blog tour yesterday morning revealed this amazingness - a vegan chocolate avocado cake. Yeeeesh! It begs to be tried, especially since it's raining AGAIN today...

nantucket days II

summer darks

Friends, I'll be honest with you. I hate wearing black in the summertime. For me, summer and black just do not mesh. When it's warm and breezy out, I want to wear colours, patterns and the like. However! These summery blacks, as styled (in their wonderful, non-derivative manner) by the folks at Totokaelo, almost make me want to change my mind. Each of these looks feels fresh even though it's dark, which is, I think, a necessary quality for summer dressing.

{from top: rag & bone, rag & bone, rag & bone, zero + maria cornejo, apc, zero + maria cornejo}